Amos 5:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.”

Amos 5:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Amos 5:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 5:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.””

Amos 5:15 — World English Bible

Amos 5:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. ”

Amos 5:15 — American Standard Version

Amos 5:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hate evil, and love good, And set up judgment in the gate, It may be Jehovah, God of Hosts, doth pity the remnant of Joseph.”

Amos 5:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 5:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, theGod of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. ”

Amos 5:15 — Darby Translation

Amos 5:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Hate the euil, and loue the good, and establish iudgement in the gate: it may bee that the Lord God of hostes will be mercifull vnto the remnant of Ioseph.”

Amos 5:15 — Geneva Bible

Amos 5:15 in Context — Amos 5

13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

16 Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord.

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What Does Amos 5:15 Mean?

Amos 5:15 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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